Previously Robert Lichtman had published [[Psi-Phi]] in the 1950s and early 1960s, [[Frap]] in 1963 and 1964, and [[100% Whole Wheat]] in 1965 with Miriam Knight (formerly Miriam Carr, now Miriam Lloyd) ([[Klein Bottle]], [[A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Poughkeepsie]]). After a period of being away from fandom he returned in the 1980s and began publishing ''Trap Door'' in 1983 in Glen Ellen, California, U.S.A. He is a longtime member of the Fantasy Amateur Press Association (FAPA), with his current membership starting in 1984 (and a previous one from 1962-70), and has served as its Secretary-Treasurer since 1986. He's also a member of long standing of the Spectator Amateur Press Society (SAPS), his current membership dating from 1982 (and previously from 1959-65).

Previously Robert Lichtman had published [[Psi-Phi]] in the 1950s and early 1960s, [[Frap]] in 1963 and 1964, and [[100% Whole Wheat]] in 1965 with Miriam Knight (formerly Miriam Carr, now Miriam Lloyd) ([[Klein Bottle]], [[A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Poughkeepsie]]). After a period of being away from fandom he returned in the 1980s and began publishing ''Trap Door'' in 1983 in Glen Ellen, California, U.S.A. He is a longtime member of the Fantasy Amateur Press Association (FAPA), with his current membership starting in 1984 (and a previous one from 1962-70), and has served as its Secretary-Treasurer since 1986. He's also a member of long standing of the Spectator Amateur Press Society (SAPS), his current membership dating from 1982 (and previously from 1959-65).

*[http://www.ansible.co.uk/writing/ravoon.html "Beachcombings" by David Langford from '''Trap Door''' ]

*[http://www.ansible.co.uk/writing/ravoon.html "Beachcombings" by David Langford from '''Trap Door''' ]

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Trap Door is a science fiction fanzine by Robert Lichtman. As of March 2012, a total of 28 issues have been published. It was nominated for a Hugo award for Best Fanzine in 1987 and 1992, but did not win (probably due to its low circulation).

Previously Robert Lichtman had published Psi-Phi in the 1950s and early 1960s, Frap in 1963 and 1964, and 100% Whole Wheat in 1965 with Miriam Knight (formerly Miriam Carr, now Miriam Lloyd) (Klein Bottle, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Poughkeepsie). After a period of being away from fandom he returned in the 1980s and began publishing Trap Door in 1983 in Glen Ellen, California, U.S.A. He is a longtime member of the Fantasy Amateur Press Association (FAPA), with his current membership starting in 1984 (and a previous one from 1962-70), and has served as its Secretary-Treasurer since 1986. He's also a member of long standing of the Spectator Amateur Press Society (SAPS), his current membership dating from 1982 (and previously from 1959-65).

Included in #17 was a poem by Julia Vinograd, For Dick Ellington, Berkeley Typesetter, on the occasion of his passing.

An installment of the column "The Cracked Eye" by Gary Hubbard was selected for reprinting in Fanthology '87.

Trap Door first won the FAAn Award for Best Fanzine in 2000, with "No.1 Fan Face" Award that year going to Robert Lichtman. In 2004, Trap Door again won Best Fanzine, and for a third time in 2011, when Lichtman also won the Harry Warner, Jr. Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent, an award he had also won in 2001, 2006, 2008, and 2010.

Robert Lichtman has also edited some special fanzines over the years: Ah! Sweet Laney! in 2007 (a 134-page selection of the writing of F. Towner Laney, with supplementary material by Robert Bloch, Charles Burbee and Jack Speer; published by Pat Virzi), Fanorama: Walt Willis' Fan Column from Nebula Science Fiction in 1998 (a 100-page collection of Willis's "Fanorama" columns in Nebula as well as later ones in Peter Weston's Zenith; published by himself), Some of the Best From Quandry in 1960 (a 20-page selection of articles from the named fanzine; published by himself) and three "fanthologies", Fanthology '92 (a 41-page collection published by Lucy Huntzinger in 1996), Fanthology '93 (a 55-page collection published by the Corflu Wave committee in 1997) and Fanthology 1994 (a 62-page collection published by the Corflu 2000 committee in 2000).